We report the discovery of 16 detached M dwarf eclipsing binaries (MEBs) with J<16mag and provide a detailed characterization of three of them, using high-precision infrared light curves from the WFCAM Transit Survey (WTS). Such systems provide the most accurate and model-independent method for measuring the fundamental parameters of these poorly understood yet numerous stars, which currently lack sufficient observations to precisely calibrate stellar evolution models.
Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/426/1507/tablea1 (The first release of the WFCAM Transit Survey (WTS) M dwarf Eclipsing Binary Catalogue detailing the remaining MEBs in the WTS 19hr field with J<=16mag that are not characterized in this paper)
Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/426/1507/table6 (A summary of photometric properties for the three M dwarf eclipsing binaries (MEBs))